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XIDE Dark Mode?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 3:11 pm
by mindfulvector
Would it be possible for a dark mode to be added to XIDE, along with color schemes for the editor?

I have setup a custom dark color set for the editor but this makes the find in files panel, for example, very hard to use since it does not use the background editor color.

A minimal fix would be to setup that panel (and any others, if there are others, that use the foreground syntax highlighting colors) to use the background color assigned for the editor component.

Since I spend nearly all day every day in XIDE (at work and at home), I would really appreciate it if this or a complete dark mode was added!

Re: XIDE Dark Mode?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 7:02 pm
by Irwin
Hi mindfulvector,

Do you like this style?

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If so, go to the download section and download the "Xide Plugins from Irwin". Here's the direct link: https://www.xsharp.eu/itm-downloads/dow ... s_v002.zip

Inside the ZIP you'll find a folder called wxPlugins, follow the README instructions to place the files in the proper folder and start XIDE.

There's a lot of themes to chose from, I hope you find the correct one that fix your needs.

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Irwin.

Re: XIDE Dark Mode?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 4:35 pm
by mindfulvector
Oh that is very nice, thank you!

Re: XIDE Dark Mode?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 4:42 pm
by mindfulvector
Hmm, none of the plugins in that particular download seem to include this menu, unless I am mistaken or there is some loading issue with my version of XIDE?

Re: XIDE Dark Mode?

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:53 am
by Irwin
You're right. The wxThemes.json is not included in the zipped folder. Please use the version I've attached and let me know if it works.

Irwin.